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20 May 2008

Where Does It Go?

Parents often say, "I can't believe my baby is ... years old!" Children grow and change so quickly. Little miss Charlotte turned 3 recently, and it seems just a few months ago I was helping Carie on their first day home. James will start Kindergarten in just a few months. And these aren't even my kids!

But I'm realizing this morning that time is fleeting for all of us. A friend asked me the other day what I do for fun, and I told him. I then realized how little time I really have each day that I determine how I spend it. By the time I go to work, care for the dog, do the regular house stuff (cooking, laundry, etc.), get to yoga twice a week, and maintain a bit of order in the yard, my week is gone and my head is spinning wondering where it went. It's not that my life is any busier than anyone else's - in fact, I'd guess I have more liberty in how I spend my time because I am single and childless. And I'm not complaining about my lack of free time. I enjoy the life I'm living right now.

I'm just saying that I really don't know where the time goes.

June 5 will mark 2 years I've been living in Paducah.2 years.That means I have lived in this city 2/3 as long as I lived in Atlanta.I have been a member at Immanuel longer than I was a member at Peachtree.I have almost lived in this house longer than my apartment that felt so much like home.I have nearly paid off one of my seminary debts.And yet, I still feel like Atlanta is just a few weeks ago.That's bizarre to me!

Do you realize this year is approaching half over already?I haven't even packed away my winter coat yet and it's time to be thinking about swimsuits and water skis!

I wonder how this happens. Where does the time go? Do I waste it? Do I fail to recognize its value? Or do I just get caught up in it so that it seems to stand still? Is the fleeting time I experience a good thing or a bad thing?

I'm not sure, but today I am wondering what I do with the time I have.

Maybe I'll leave the coat in the closet this year; winter will be here before I know it.

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Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), serving one of our seminaries in Admissions as a vocation. I am deeply connected to the hurting and the ignored of our world. Join me in the pursuit of that which resonates truth.